Decad (Greek philosophy)
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For the number ten, see 10 (number).
The decad was seen by the Pythagoreans as an "assembly point" and a symbol of earth and heaven.[1] They regarded the decad as something perfect, which embraces the whole nature of number.[2]
[edit] See also
- Monad (Greek philosophy)
- Dyad (Greek philosophy)
- Triad (Greek philosophy)
- Tetrad (Greek philosophy)
- Pentad (Greek philosophy)
- Iamblichus of Chalcis
- Tetractys
- Vesica piscis
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hemenway, Priya. Divine Proportion: Phi In Art, Nature, and Science. Sterling Publishing Company Inc., 2005. ISBN 1-4027-3522-7
- ^ Guthrie, W. K. C. (1995). A History of Greek Philosophy. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p.188. ISBN 0-521-29420-7.
